Insp. Penny Hart of Halifax Regional Police retiring from policing

June 18, 2018

By Staff

Insp. Penny Hart of Halifax Regional Police (HRP) announced her retirement after a 30-year career in law enforcement.

She is moving on to a new role, leading investigations as part of an independent initiative called International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism. Established by the United Nations General Assembly, the program assists in the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for war crimes or crimes against humanity.

Insp. Hart will be based in Geneva for this role. Her area of focus will be investigations of sexual and gender based crimes related to the Syrian crisis.